During the next rain, the roof leaked again (water was dripping through seam of the ceiling and pooling underneath the paint, causing it to bubble).

I have been speaking to an owner of a property, that I am interested in, who tried a short sale before and Chase wanted a deficiency judgement against him, so he did not move forward with it.

It's a judgement call but for instance, that 5 story at Preston and Main where Old National and Blue Equity are...

Borrowers can have blanket liens filed at the county level for judgements.  

Working with a Title Company will be useful, to learn if there are any additional judgements against the property and delinquent accounts such as unpaid utilities, HOA Fees, etc. 

Greetings, I'm considering forming a family trust as a way to protect my investment properties (as well as other investments) from property liens, judgements etc.

So, it is a bit harder to develop relationships with title examiner as you need to go through an attorney but I would be interested in hearing thoughts on how others who bid on courthouse auctions do some of the basic research as far as making sure they are bidding on the first mortgage lien, tax lien, mechanic lien, judgement, etc.Thanks and look forward to a great discussion on this.

If that amount is enough to pay off any existing mortgages, taxes, liens, and judgements- it's a deal.

Failed to maintain exterior walls of a building or structure from holes, breaks, loose, or rotting boards or timbers or any other conditions which might admit rain or dampness to the walls2.

So I drove around my neighborhood and estimated that I had at least an hour worth of gas (for the people who ever went through those hard times and know exactly when your car will shut down because of having no gas then you know what I am talking about) so off I wentSo within a 60 minute period, while the rain was pouring, I went out there.